Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for March 15, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
On This Day
- International Day Against Police Brutality
- World Consumer Rights Day
- 1391: an Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirred up people to attack Jews
- 1892: New York State unveiled an automatic ballot booth voting machine
- 1907: Finland became the first European country to give women the right to vote
- 1913: Woodrow Wilson holds the first US presidential press conference
- 1913: Cleveland established the first small claims court
- 1961: South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth
- 1966: Race riots erupted in the Watts section of Los Angeles
- 1982: Nicaragua suspended citizens rights for 30 days
- 1991: 4 officers of the Los Angeles Police Department were charged with excessive force over the beating of Rodney King
- 1998: an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Southeastern Iran
Weekly Holidays and Observances including March 15
- MS Awareness Week (March 14-20)
- National Sleep Awareness Week (March 14-20)
- Universal Women’s Week (March 14-20)
- World Glaucoma Week (March 14-20)
- International Brain Awareness Week (March 15-22)
- Native American Awareness Week (March 15-19)
March Monthly Holidays and Observances
- American Red Cross Month
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month
- Colic Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Credit Education Month
- Deaf History Month (March 13-April 15)
- DVT Awareness Month
- Employee Spirit Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Expanding Girl’s Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
- Gardening, Nature, and Ecology Books Month
- Gender Equality Month
- Hemophilia Month
- International Ideas Month
- International Listening Awareness Month
- Kidney Month
- National MR/DD Awareness Month
- National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
- National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Color Therapy Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Ethics Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National MS Education and Awareness Month
- National Nutrition Month
- National Optimism Month
- National Poison Prevention Awareness Month
- National Women Inventor’s Month
- National Women’s History Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Spiritual Wellness Month
- Lent (February 17-April 3)